Safe lighting to Jönköping cemeteries

The study was conducted by the students Anton Karlsson and David Lundberg who are studying their third year in product development with a focus on light design at the school of engeneering. The study is carried out in collaboration with the Swedish Church in Jönköping and will be conducted during the spring term 2020.In today's society, security in the public environment is an important factor to consider. According to the Crime Prevention Council, 28% of Sweden's population feels unsafe when staying outdoors in the evening. Crime, drug trafficking, prostitution and theft occur in the country's cemeteries. The cemeteries should be a safe place where you can go to feel calm and not a concern to be a victim of crime.To create a safe place outdoors, there are several factors that must be considered. Lighting is there as a contributing factor to increasing security. There are different approaches that lighting can contribute to this. Often, the vertical surfaces are forgotten when planning lighting systems, which is a large part of the site and an important aspect to illuminate in order to increase safety.To answer the study's question: How to improve the feeling of security with the lighting at the cemeteries in Jönköping municipality? An experiment was performed on March 3, 2020 at Slottskyrkogården in Jönköping. 35 participants walked through the cemetery at two different light scenes and then answer two questionnaires where the questions were about how the cemetery experience and the lighting were. At one of the lighting scenes, only the existing lighting that is on site is used, which is luminaire poles. A temporary light scene was created where focus was placed on different vertical surfaces and that the landmarks that are on site during the daytime were also highlighted during the evening.The results of the experiment showed that the alternative light scene was the one that was most inviting and safe. The results were analyzed and compared between the different genders as well as the ages to see if there were any differences or similarities. The conclusion of the study is that lighting has a contributing role in the experience of security in the cemeteries. But since many already have a preconceived experience of a cemetery, this can affect how you feel when you go there. Only the lighting cannot counteract the insecurity that exists in the cemeteries, but there are many other elements to consider when planning. Illuminating the vertical surfaces and clarifying important landmarks and midpoints, you can thus increase the feeling of security